About John Lemuel Bethune
Lived 1850 – 1913 (aged 63). John Lemuel Bethune was a Canadian politician and physician.
John Lemuel Bethune (March 9, 1850 – September 27, 1913) was a Canadian physician and politician in the province of Nova Scotia.
Born in Loch Lomond, Nova Scotia, the son of Roderick and Mary B. Bethune, Bethune received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Dalhousie College in 1875. From 1886 to 1896, he was the Nova Scotia Conservative member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the electoral district of Victoria County. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Victoria in the 1896 federal election. A Conservative, he did not run in 1900. In 1881, he was a captain and paymaster for the 94th Battalion, Argyle Highlanders Volunteer Militia. In 1893, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel.
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Canadian politician
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John Lemuel Bethune was born on 9 March 1850 in Loch Lomond.
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John Lemuel Bethune died on 27 September 1913.
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John Lemuel Bethune was a politician and physician.
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